Breaking Changes
- Retired Genesis-1 video model: calls, sessions, and videos using a Genesis-1 avatar now return
410 Gone. All existing Genesis-1 avatars were already silently upgraded to Genesis-2.
Avatars
- Improve avatar lip sync by giving the model full audio history
- Improve session stability while avatar models are loading
Managed Agents
- Changed default OpenAI LLM to GPT 5.4 mini
- Declare AI interaction in the pre-join screen and in-call UI (following EU AI Act Art. 50.1)
- Fix room audio occasionally not being attached at the start of a call
Studio
- Added organizations with user management, role-based access control, and collaboration support
- Text-to-video generation now includes visible watermarks (following EU AI Act Art. 50.4)
Documentation
- Redesign docs structure & navbar
- Redesign onboarding and “Get Started” section: Add Choose Path and quickstarts for Speech-to-Video and Managed Agents
- Update Roadmap
- Add Production Guides section with Concurrency & Quotas, GDPR & Privacy, EU AI Act, On-Prem Deployment, and Troubleshooting pages
- Document API error codes
- Add page context menu to copy a page or open it in an AI assistant
New Features
- Add avatar emotion control for more expressive, natural conversations
- Support agent creation with external / custom LLM config
- Support avatar creation via direct file upload
Studio
- Launch new revamped Studio experience with usage analytics, mobile support, and dark theme
Documentation
- Update API docs
New Features
- Add continuous vision agents for real-time perception
- Improve avatar idle animations
- Add message-logging control per agent
- Add billed-minutes usage API
Miscellaneous
- Add on-prem / enterprise deployment option
New Features
- Support custom avatar backgrounds
- Add custom user fields on calls in the developer API
Miscellaneous
- Improve API endpoint latency
New Features
- Add more speech-to-text (STT) providers for agents
- Add external / custom LLM support for agents
- Add Arabic (ar-SA) language support
- Add plan-based feature gating
Studio
- Add video generation support for Genesis-2 avatar videos
New Features
- Add Delete Avatar endpoint
- Support Genesis-2 avatar training from the dashboard
- Add agent usage tracking
New Features
- Add Knowledge Base files API
- Add session status and start/end timestamps
Miscellaneous
- Serve downloads and previews via CDN
New Features
- Add session concurrency limits
- Add conversation transcripts via API
- Add ElevenLabs custom voice support
- Add Webhook events
Miscellaneous
- Add new region: europe-west1
New Features
- Add JavaScript support to LiveKit plugin
- Update API reference with Update Agent endpoint
- Update speech-to-video with Pipecat integration
Miscellaneous
- Embed demo as iframe in Getting Started
- Update stock avatars